Quelling the protesters

Quelling the protesters

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Bahraini protestors are engulfed in teargas fired by police during a demonstration in a Shiite village close to Manama. Bahrain's highest appeals court has postponed for a week the final verdict in the case of 21 democracy activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the Gulf kingdom's rulers.

Bahraini protestors are engulfed in teargas fired by police during a demonstration in a Shiite village close to Manama. Bahrain's highest appeals court has postponed for a week the final verdict in the case of 21 democracy activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the Gulf kingdom's rulers. (AFP/Getty Images)

Bahraini protestors are engulfed in teargas fired by police during a demonstration in a Shiite village close to Manama. Bahrain's highest appeals court has postponed for a week the final verdict in the case of 21 democracy activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the Gulf kingdom's rulers.AFP/Getty Images